Ja Morant returned on Monday from his one-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team (coach Tuomas Iisalo reportedly called out Morant's lack of leadership and general on-court effort after Memphis' loss to the Lakers , in front of the team, and the superstar didn't respond so kindly), and his first comments didn't exactly paint a portrait of reconciliation.

Asked if he currently has the same "joy" for the game that he used to have, Morant simply said "no." The rest of the exchange with reporters was the palpable embodiment of passive-aggressive tension.

It begs the question: What is Morant so upset about? According to ESPN's Shams Charania , at least one the issues, from Morant's vantage point, is Iisalo's "rotation patterns." This is no small matter. Superstars have thei

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